When it comes to Malibu, a Boys & Girls Club isn’t the sort of place that springs to mind.

But even kids in a fairly rural, affluent beach town need a safe place with positive mentors outside of the classroom, and supporting that work could just be the hottest ticket in town.

The Boys & Girls Club of Malibu is hosting its one big fundraising event of the year Saturday with a performance by Jakob Dylan and The Wallflowers and Chris Harrison of “The Bachelor” emceeing the night’s program that attracts celebrities, including Pierce Brosnan, Cindy Crawford and Rory Kennedy. At $500 a pop, tickets are nearly sold out.

Established by a network of concerned citizens as a direct response to the Columbine High School shootings of 1999, the Boys & Girls Club of Malibu has evolved into more than a teen center whose programs serve 1,100 sixth through 12th graders each year.

“Being Malibu, when tragedy occurs whether somebody’s house burns down or children need immediate support we’re really the only place in town for people to call and say ‘Can you help us with this situation?’ So we’ve become a real asset to the community,” says Kasey Earnest, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Malibu. “And then the other component is Malibu is not all rich people.”

“People often tend to forget about the people that keep any part of a community running,” she says. “It’s those gardeners, nannies, mom and pop shop owners that rely on our services so they have somewhere for their children to go and be safe so they can work their jobs and put food on the table.”

Kids might take classes in photography or improv, or get help with homework. Some may need more basic needs. And the fundraiser pays for all of it and more.

“Through some of our more high profile donors we started doing entertainment and I don’t know if it’s a double-edged sword because there’s no going back, but that’s what we’re doing now,” Earnest says, adding she became acquainted with this year’s headliner over the summer while his son was attending the facility. “But it definitely makes it fun and gets our cause out there.”